Wednesday Wrestling

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Akira Tozawa d. "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher(w/ Drew Gulak & "The" Brian Kendrick) with the top-rope senton bomb (8:34).  After the match, Gulak declared that his group wasn't performing up to expectations, so he brought back the PowerPoint presentation...he said that the ring was no place for mercy and they had allowed Cedric Alexander and his Cruiserweight Title reign to exist for too long (with the PowerPoint graphic bearing a striking resemblance to Kendrick...).  Gulak said that they had no time for weak links...like former champions who had lost their edge.  Kendrick got the message and went on the attack first, locking Gallagher in the Captain's Hook(grounded chinlock)...but Gulak grabbed him in the Gu-Lock(dragon sleeper) as Gallagher added extra abuse.  Ladies and gentlemen, we have a face turn.
-Kalisto(w/ Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado) d. T.J. Perkins via victory roll after Lince distracted T.J.P. from trying to unmask Kalisto (16:23).  Perkins attacked Kalisto after the match and finally ripped off the mask, escaping before Metalik & Lince could get their hands on him.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Backstage:  Nikki Cross was talking to herself...she and Bianca Belair had a lot of fun last time and they'll get to do it again...though they didn't behave last time...and she knows someone else who misbehaved...
-"The Lady Of NXT" Lacey Evans d. Candice LeRae after the Woman's Right(knockout punch) (6:18).
-Backstage:  NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa talked about how people will try to tear you down to steal your spotlight...or to cover their own tracks.  He hints that "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark may know a bit more about the attack on Aleister Black than he's letting on...
-The Forgotten Sons(Jaxson Ryker, Wesley Blake, & Steve Cutler) d. Torry Kirsh, Cesar Rise, & Vinny Mixon when Ryker pinned Kirsh after the slingshot powerbomb (2:29).
-Backstage:  Bianca Belair was interviewed about Nikki Cross' challenge to her...Belair noted that she was still undefeated so she should be focused on the NXT Women's Title, but she'll just have to deal with Nikki once again...
-Johnny Gargano d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese with the Garga-No Escape(arm-over-head Crippler Crossface) (9:44).
-Backstage:  Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch talked about their return to action; Lorcan suffered a broken orbital bone in their match against NXT Tag Team Champions Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly and it's been a long road back, but they're ready to fight their way back to another title shot.
-Lars Sullivan d. Ethan Carter III after a Freak Accident(waistlock uranagi) on the ring apron, followed by a swandive headbutt in the ring (6:46).
-Next week:  Ricochet vs. United Kingdom Champion "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole for the NXT North American Title, plus "Limitless" Keith Lee vs. "The Finest" Kona Reeves.
-In two weeks:  Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair.

WWE Mae Young Classic Tournament

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Renee Young, & Beth Phoenix.
-Tournament Round 2:  Toni Storm d. "The Lady Destroyer" Hiroyo Matsumoto with a rolling prawn cradle and bridge (9:18).
-Tournament Round 2:  Rhea Ripley d. Kacy Catanzaro after a deadlift Blue Thunder Bomb (7:04).
-Tournament Round 2:  Lacey Lane d. Taynara Conti by countering Conti's fireman's-carry swinging uranagi with the crucifix bomb (2:40).
-Tournament Round 2:  Meiko Satomura d. Mercedes Martinez with the Scorpion Rising(step-up axe kick) (11:32).  Satomura vs. Lane is our first confirmed quarterfinal.
-Next week:  "The Blasian Baddie" Mia Yim vs. Kaitlyn Bonin, Xia Li vs. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo, Tegan Nox vs. Nicole Matthews, and "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai vs. Zeuxis Lucero.

Lucha Underground Season 4 Episode 17

-Commentators:  Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Elsewhere:  Aero Star spoke with ring announcer Melissa Santos about how he shouldn't have undone what had already happened...Catrina Perez's evil spirit may have infected Fenix's spirit and turned him evil when he was revived.  Melissa insisted that she could save him despite Aero Star insisting that it couldn't happen...Aero Star said that he had seen the end of everything.
-The Rabbit Tribe(The White Rabbit, Paul London, & El Bunny) d. Joey Ryan, X.O. Lishus, & Ivelisse Velez when Rabbit made Ryan pass out in the mandible claw (5:22).
-In four weeks:  Ultima Lucha Cuatro.  Newly signed:  Dragon Azteca Jr. vs. Fenix in a best-of-three-falls match.
-Son Of Havoc d. Killshot by blocking a La Majistral cradle for the pin (6:46).  Killshot attacked Havoc after the match, punching him with his dogtags wrapped around his fist.  In retaliation for Havoc unmasked him a few weeks ago, Killshot became obsessed with ripping off Havoc's mask and finally succeeded (with Havoc hiding his face with his vest).  Promoter Antonio Cueto made an appearance, saying that both men are "on the run" and hiding their identities...at Ultima Lucha, it'll be mask vs. mask!
-New LU Champion Marty "The Moth" Martinez(w/ Chelsea Green) made his first grand entrance with the belt sporting a new cape to replace his old Aztec Price T-shirt.  He said that Sexy Star embarrassed his family, so he had to bring in "Reclusa" to get revenge.  Reclusa pulled out Star's old mask as Marty talked about how she terrorized Sexy Star for a year with her spiders...then attacked her outside her own house until the mask was all that was left.  Pentagon embarrassed The Moth as well, so he took something of value from him.  However, he had something else in mind...Melissa Santos was not interested, but he was speaking of his sister Mariposa.  She helped him to focus on returning for his revenge, so he owed her one...he was granting her a title shot right here tonight!
-Marty "The Moth" Martinez(w/ Reclusa) d. Mariposa in a no-DQ match to retain the LU Title; Reclusa broke up a potential Butterfly Effect(Vertebreaker), leading to Marty finishing off a bloody Mariposa with the package piledriver (9:13).
-Marty wasn't done for the night...he thanked Mariposa for her motivation because it helped him win tonight, and it would help him stay champion.  Marty said that his title defense against Pentagon Dark at Ultima Lucha would be a Cero Miedo Match...and he punctuated his announcement by breaking Mariposa's arm with the armbar/hammerlock combo!  Pentagon Dark hit the ring with a chair to confront the champion, but Marty decided to take his leave with his lady and his belt.  Pentagon vowed to break Marty's bones at Ultima Lucha...